Many researchers have concerns about work engagement's distinction from other constructs
and its theoretical merit. The goals of this study were to identify an agreed‐upon definition of�…

This study addresses the link between work engagement (vigor, dedication, and absorption),
task performance, and contextual performance. Following a systematic literature review, we�…

The present study explored the factor structure of engagement and its relationship with job
satisfaction. The authors hypothesize that work engagement comprises 3 constructs: vigor�…

Both work engagement and job embeddedness have seen dramatic growth in research
interest over the past few years. Briefly, work engagement can be defined as a positive�…

In this article we further reflect on the “state of play” of work engagement. We consider,
clarify, and respond to issues and themes raised by eight preeminent work engagement�…

Job engagement has recently become a fashionable term among Human Resource
practitioners and Organizational Behavior researchers. However, academic research that�…

Among scholarly researchers, the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) is a popular
scale for assessing employee or work engagement. However, challenges to the scale's�…

Over the past few decades, organizational scientists have shown that job performance is
positively related to indicators of work adjustment, such as job satisfaction and psychological�…

Work engagement is a popular concept, both in business contexts as well as in academia.
The term first appeared in the 1990s and meanwhile over 200 scientific publications have�…

Macey and Schneider (2008) have provided an informative treatise on the psychological
construct of employee engagement. We believe their conceptual work is a thoughtprovoking�…